Safety Flash
Fall from the quayside into water
Fall from the quayside into water
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/20
- Lifting OperationsLine of FireManagement of ChangeSlips, Trips and Falls
- DrowningFalls from heightLine of fireSlips, trips and falls
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRigging
- CraneLifting accessories
- Exclusion zonesManagement of changeRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
A contract worker fell approximately three metres from a quayside into water while slinging a palleted water bag. Substitution of a shorter-reach ROV crane without reassessment placed the load near the edge. The flash describes sling release, loss of balance and self-rescue, emphasising change management, situational awareness and third-party briefings.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
Whilst slinging a palleted water bag (load), a third-party contract worker who was assisting in the operation fell approximately 3 metres from the quayside into the water
IMCA SF 16/20. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire, management of change, slips, trips and falls.